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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

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"Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage." Galatians 5:1 This week's focus verse at Word Art Wednesday, reminds us that true freedom is found in Christ. Sin carries a yoke of bondage but salvation thru Christ sets us free. Just as our spiritual freedom was provided to us by Christ's sacrifice, as Americans our political freedom is also provided for us by the sacrifice of our military men and women and their families. For that reason, I chose a patriotic theme for this week's card.

I made this card with a specific military family in mind. The soldier husband just returned home to his family after a very long absence while he was serving in Japan. We are thrilled that he has now been reunited with his precious wife and their daughter. The verse was set off by inking and a quartet of gold stars. The red, white and blue striped paper and red paper with stars are from the same digi set as the large star and the sentiment used on the front and inside. This fantastic patriotic set is from Deedee's Digis and is called Stitchy Stars.

It comes with a great assortment of sentiments, images (pre-colored and outline), and digi papers. I used 2 of the sentiments, one of the pre-colored stars and two of the digi papers on this card. One of the sample cards was used as the inspiration for this card design. I changed up a few things but it's definitely a case of Deedee's card.

One of the things in my stash I haven't used often enough is my Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel (UTEE). I used it on the large star this week and really like the results. I covered the star with versamark and then a layer of UTEE. After heating with my heat gun, I repeated the process. It really makes a nice clear coat on top of the star. I'll be using this more often.

I really liked the subtle stars in the red patterned paper that came in the digi stamp set. However, I wanted the stars to stand out a little more so I used a versamarker and some clear embossing powder. It gave the extra pop I was wanting. A striped embossing folder was used on the navy background cardstock. It adds some great texture. Some inking, brads, faux stitching, pop dots and black rhinestones finish off the front.

There's just a small amount of interior decorating. The soldier's wife asked several of their friends to send them encouragement verses on cards to pin up around their apartment to help them as they make the transitions that they are facing in the days ahead. I plan to include a couple cards before mailing this to them.

As usual, I'd like to remind you to stop by the Word Art Wednesday blog to see the projects from the rest of the design team and to pick up your free digi WORDart. Have a great day and thanks for stopping by for a visit.

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I have been saved by grace through faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. I have been married to my wonderful husband for 34 years. My husband is a bi-vocational pastor. We enjoy working together in the ministry and singing together. We have been blessed with a son and a daughter. Both of our children are married. Our son and his wife are the parents of our precious grandson and granddaughter. Our daughter and her husband have our grand-puppy, a Corgi.
I started my paper crafting journey with scrapbooking and gradually expanded into altering items and card-making. I dabble a bit in digi-scrapbooking and use quite a few digi stamps. This blog is to share my crafty projects with friends and family.

As a Design Team member I sometimes receive free product. I also occasionally receive free product for review from other companies. I will make note in my blog post when this happens. I only use products I genuinely enjoy using and will give an honest review of these products. I belong to the Amazon affiliate program and will use affiliate links when possible.